A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Since they got back from the hospital, Mark took off the handcuffs from Tina. However, if Tina refused treatment, Mark wouldn't hesitate to lock her up again, even if it would make Tina hate him more.

Tina did not utter a word, but the resentment was clear as crystal in her eyes.

Tina hated feeling like a prisoner! She never imagined her life would come to this!

Before long, Mark brought another bowl of ointment and applied it on Tina's wounds gently.

"When do you intend on setting me free?" Tina asked, coldly.

"Doesn't it feel good to be home? No one can hurt you here and you won't have to see the faces that you don't like either," Mark answered, with tongue-in-cheek.

In the past few days, Mark's parents made several attempts to visit Tina, but every time Mark would send them back with some kind of excuse. Mark's parents felt guilty assuming that Tina did not want to see them because they wanted to welcome Emily back into the Tao family. Therefore, they decided to give Tina some time on her own, instead of constantly pestering her.

Besides, they trusted their son to take good care of Tina, so they did not have to worry about anything at all.

Frustrated and annoyed, Tina screamed at Mark, "You've kept me locked up here, against my will, Mark!"

"No, I'm protecting you," he said.

"Hypocrite," she replied.

"I don't care what you think of me," he retorted.

Mark didn't hold any grudges against Tina. He just smiled and said, "But my love for you is unconditional."

Tina warned, with contempt, "You cannot keep me locked up in here forever."

Mark did not take Tina's threat seriously until night time, when he really understood what she had meant by that.

When Mark left her alone for a little while, Tina used a piece of broken glass to cut open her wrist. The blood gushed out from the wound and dripped all over the ground.

a spasm of panic contorted his face, as he panicked and rushed to

really feel so resentful, you can take it out on me. Why do

blankly, as if she could not

for her own safety hurt Mark's

a little angry, as his eyes failed to hide his real emotions. Needless to say, he was angry at what Tina had done to

you can keep me locked up in here as long as you want, and I will keep on doing this

Mark could finish, the doctor came into the

urged. The doctor frowned when she saw the wound on Tina's wrist, as she hurried to dress it up quickly. "Be sure to not let it touch water," the doctor warned.

face was still and motionless. He didn't utter a word, until the the doctor had

war against each other, as if the one to speak up first would be the

things seriously would tend to lose, while the

to say, Mark was the

go out, but you don't need to hurt yourself just

she answered. Tina's eyes did not carry an ounce of emotion in

her beauty and her health. She had nothing left in this world for her to carry on living.

Emily was living the perfect life. Emily had everything Tina had lost. How could Tina

kept Tina going was her hatred and resentment

to hell with her, if that was the last thing she had to do!

accompany you everywhere at all times. Do not try to be devious. I promise I

to defeat Jacob. As long as Jacob was rendered powerless, no one could

wanted them to taste what it felt

elaborate methods he would use

Tina, for her to torture them as long as she

single word that came out of his mouth, as she feigned correspondence

asked. Mark's tone was as gentle as before. "Our parents haven't seen you in a long time. They're worried

was that if Mark continued to keep Tina locked up in his home for

him. "They are your parents, not